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DREAM Act Students Defy Deportations, Demand Vote in Congress
Oakland, California - This coming week, if Sen. Harry Reid keeps his word, Congress may get a chance to vote on the DREAM Act. First introduced in 2003, the …
Surviving in Haiti
Haiti is a reminder of a lesson we in New Orleans got after Hurricane Katrina and the broken levees: the capacity of humanity to survive, sustain culture and create …
I-Word Triggers Boycott Campaign Against Fresno Bee Newspaper
Controversy is brewing in a central California city over the use of the term “illegal” when identifying immigrants without papers, sparking a temporary boycott of a local newspaper that …
Former National Security Advisor on START: “Partisan” GOP Don
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) has been the leading Senate Republican urging the upper chamber of Congress to ratify the New START arms control treaty with Russia. However, the Republican …
Bid to Knock Rahm Emanuel Off Ballot for Chicago Mayor: Can it Succeed?
Chicago - A challenge filed Friday to invalidate Rahm Emanuel’s candidacy in the Chicago mayoral race, says Mr. Emanuel's campaign, is a political trick by forces looking to “hijack” …
For Women, Cyber Crimes Are All Too Real
Karachi, Pakistan - The Grade 10 student was first drugged, and then four men raped her. The group then apparently tried to extort money from her family. When the …
How Earmark Ban is Already Changing Capitol Hill
Washington - The freshly minted Republican ban on earmarks is already having an outsize impact on the culture of spending in Washington.
US Iraq Envoy Worried About New WikiLeaks Release
With reports swirling that a third document-dump by the Internet organization WikiLeaks could be imminent - and might reveal confidential comments by foreign leaders about their governments - American …
Tax the Rich: A Deficit Plan That Doesn’t Hit We, The People
Here is MY deficit-reduction plan. This plan does not reflect the views of anyone but myself — and maybe half the population. Unlike deficit plans from the “serious people” …
Hands Off My ObamaCare
Maybe my extended family is unusual in terms of health problems, but the past couple of years have left us really needing the protections provided by ObamaCare. If it …